Run Time: Approximately 2 hours, 20 minutes, including one intermission.
The new Americans
The waning days of the Vietnam War, refugees leaving their lives behind—it’s the stuff of sobering news stories, right? Not always. In this brash new comedy, three young Vietnamese immigrants make their way through the bewildering landscape of 1970s America, a land filled with incomprehensible language, awkward customs, and a canvas as big as a Hollywood movie. At turns hilarious, profane, exuberant, and unexpectedly touching, Vietgone uses audacious dialogue, pop culture and an action-packed road trip to breathe life into the stories of these strangers in a strange land.
Vietgone was commissioned and first produced by South Coast Repertory with support from the Time Warner Foundation.
Suitability suggestion: Vietgone contains consistent strong profanity, sexual dialogue and sexuality. This humorous and warmhearted look at a seminal moment in American history, seen from a Vietnamese perspective, may be best suited to mature high school students who are able to handle the adult nature of the play.
Theatrical fog, herbal or e-cigarettes, strobe lights and the sound of gunshots and explosions may be used in this production.
“...a mad, postmodern pastiche that jumps around in time and quotes memes from the pop culture of the ‘70s and elsewhen...”
— Medford Mail Tribune
“...a beautifully realized and personal work...”
— The Siskiyou Daily News
Vietgone
Los nuevos americanos
Los últimos días de la Guerra de Vietnam, refugiados abandonando a sus vidas – de eso se hacen las sobrias historias de noticiero, ¿verdad? No siempre. En esta descarada comedia nueva, tres inmigrantes jóvenes de Vietnam buscan la manera de entender el paisaje desconcertante de la América de los 1970, una tierra llena de idioma incomprensible, costumbres incómodas y un lienzo tan grande como una película de Hollywood. Entre divertidísima, profana, exuberante e inesperadamente conmovedora, Vietgone emplea diálogo audaz, cultura pop y un viaje de aventura para dar vida a las historias de estos extranjeros en una tierra extraña.
Vietgone contiene frecuente profanidad fuerte, diálogo sexual y sexualidad. Esta exploración humorística y afectuosa de un momento seminal de la historia americana, visto por un perspectivo vietnamita, pudiera ser mejor indicada para estudiantes maduros de preparatoria que puedan manejar la naturaleza adulta de la obra.
Para información en español, por favor llame a 541-482-2111 ext. 242.